Molly with possible ich

LilBlub
  • #1
Today I noticed that Cecil, my molly, has some strange white bumps on her. It almost looks like ich, but she has no behavioral symptoms. Also, I have never had any fish in this tank with ich and I haven’t recently added anything new, so it’s a bit weird that it would’ve just popped up out of nowhere. Anyway, this was the best picture I could get as she’s a very hyper fish and the bumps blend into her coloration (bumps circled in blue):

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I gave her a salt dip (that’s why she’s in a Tupperware container in the photo). Does this look like ich or something else? Should I continue with salt dips or just use ich medication on the whole tank? I raised her from a baby and she’s my mom’s favorite fish, so I really don’t want her to die. Any advice will be appreciated!
 
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Kymopoleia
  • #2
quarantine her with salt.
quarantine and salt is the solution to pretty much everything.
clean her tank as well
 
AverageDewdrop
  • #3
What's the parameters, can you get a side photo of her for me please ?
 
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LilBlub
  • Thread Starter
  • #4
Tank is 20 gallons with 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 20 nitrates.

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Here’s some side pictures, but, as I said, it blends into her coloration and you can’t really see the bumps.
 
AverageDewdrop
  • #5
How often are wc? Add anything new?
 
Kevzebrapleco
  • #6
I’ve just had ich, well my fish have lol and it doesn’t or didn’t look like that tbh. Esha is amazing stuff and Esha 2000 treats a lot of things like that. I’m just saying it might be worth having a look at it hope everything goes ok

Tank is 20 gallons with 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and 20 nitrates.
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Here’s some side pictures, but, as I said, it blends into her coloration and you can’t really see the bumps.
Also think you would have seen it on her fins too possibly if it was ich? Just a suggestion?
 
AverageDewdrop
  • #7
I'm kinda thinking it's some sort of growth she's getting
 
LilBlub
  • Thread Starter
  • #8
AverageDewdrop I usually do water changes once a week/week and a half, and nothing new has been added to the tank for a while. What kind of growth? Like a tumor or something fungal?

Kevzebrapleco Yeah it’s not on her fins. That’s why I’m confused, it sort of looks like ich but it also doesn’t. I’ll check that out!
 
Kevzebrapleco
  • #9
How’s your fish doing?
 
LilBlub
  • Thread Starter
  • #10
Physically she still has the bumps, and they look about the same. But behaviorally she’s doing great, just as happy and active as alway! I guess if she doesn’t seem bothered by it I’ll just monitor her and make sure she doesn’t get worse or start acting different.
 
LilBlub
  • Thread Starter
  • #11
Good news, the bumps all seem to be gone!
 

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